# Movie scenes recalled by a single word **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 18, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112 "2025-01-18T17:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/401 "2025-01-29T20:13:16Z")
… Lamp ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/402 "2025-01-30T00:21:03Z")
There’s two words that could go here. I’ll pick Garthok. ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/403 "2025-01-30T00:26:23Z")
_A Christmas Story_ (I totally love this movie, watch it every year on TBS!)\ ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/404 "2025-01-30T00:26:28Z")
That makes think of the saying “I am the Genie of the Lamp” but I don’t actually recall where exactly I heard it… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/405 "2025-01-30T00:47:07Z")
“Unclean!” ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/406 "2025-01-30T01:12:33Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > That makes think of the saying “I am the Genie of the Lamp” but I don’t actually recall where exactly I heard it… Would it be a cartoon, involving a greedy Daffy who finds a lamp? This is whence comes “Hassan chop!” and " down down down, go go go, mine mine mine" as he tries to stuff the genie back in? Probably not, but that’s immediately what I thought of. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/407 "2025-01-30T01:23:53Z")
That’s it! I love that movie too. What gave it away? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/408 "2025-01-30T01:24:58Z")
_Ben-Hur_? ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/409 "2025-01-30T01:25:44Z")
Could be in other movies, but _A Christmas Story_ was the one I was thinking of. Did you see the word above my lamp post? LOL ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/410 "2025-01-30T01:53:57Z")
I thought of the Daffy clip but THAT made me wonder if it was parodying an earlier movie as the Warner Brother cartoons were prone to do. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/411 "2025-01-30T02:24:00Z")
Nope, it was a musical. ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/412 "2025-01-30T03:59:49Z")
“Leg” & “lamp” were ALL you needed to say 4me to see that major prize in the window! 🦵 🛋 > [@saucywench](#): > > That’s it! I love that movie too. What gave it away? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/413 "2025-01-30T04:03:45Z")
Do we know if minor’s “leg” post was also from _A Christmas Story_? ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/414 "2025-01-30T04:06:28Z")
IDK, I haven’t ventured a guess yet…& it seems no one else has either. LM think on this 4a minute or 3 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/415 "2025-01-30T04:11:02Z")
Here ya go…_ **127 Hours** _ James Franco as rock climber Aron Ralston who has to…_you know 🏃‍♂️_…to get outta his situation! ! [690x379](https://boards.straightdope.com/uploads/short-url/cBSKWUKtikddiArVXYKNjRFK8hd.webp)\ ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/416 "2025-01-30T04:15:08Z")
“Popcorn!” ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/417 "2025-01-30T04:17:33Z")
I haven’t seen this movie. Looked it up. Shouldn’t it be arm, not leg? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/418 "2025-01-30T04:18:56Z")
Ice is nice! ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/419 "2025-01-30T04:27:43Z")
Oh, man! You’re right, it was Ralston’s arm, NOT his leg. Woof! I’mma getting 4getful in my older age! So…what could minor have meant?! Hmmm… 🤔 to be continued. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/420 "2025-01-30T05:13:18Z")
Something to do with a pirate? Or some other movie character with a fake leg? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112.md?page=22)